Domestic Violence
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‘Intimate terrorism’: why the murders of Hannah, Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey must spark change
The crime shocked the country, and strengthened calls to criminalise coercive control. Madonna King The Age “Lou, I think he’s…
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‘If you call 000 … I will send you back to your country’: how COVID-19 has trapped temporary visa holders
It was also feared that, at the same time, conditions would prevent women from coming forward. Authors The Conversation We…
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Beenham Valley Road
Six years on, the wheels of justice are finally starting to turn. Mayeta Clark Australian Story It was code 2:…
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Coercive control: why is this form of intimate terrorism still legal?
Also known as “intimate terrorism”, coercive control is both a predictor of murder and an insidious and private form of…
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Coroner demands culturally-safe support for women after suicide ‘cluster’
Normally he’d attend two a year, but within months a suicide cluster among vulnerable migrant women of South Asian background…
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Women facing violence need protection — and their visa status shouldn’t matter
Visa status shouldn’t get in the way of that. Gina Rushton Crikey The following story contains descriptions of domestic violence.…
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Time to admit our national shame
Those who think that anger dies have never met Phil Cleary – whose sister, Vicki, was murdered 33 years ago…
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When the yiayia next door is in lockdown: Daniel and Luke do their bit
For the brothers, their neighbour Nina is like another grandmother. She cooks for them and asks them about their day,…
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More help required: the crisis in family violence during the coronavirus pandemic
This means opportunities for victims of family violence to seek help are more limited than ever. Authors: The Conversation It…
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Hannah Clarke’s domestic violence murder highlighted coercive control — but has anything changed?
After their horrific deaths, mounting evidence suggested Ms Clarke and her children had suffered a long history of psychological abuse…
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Domestic violence specialists to be embedded in Queensland police stations
The Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women, and for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Di Farmer, said…
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Olga Neubert was refused family violence order before her murder by estranged husband
The coronial investigation into the murder of Olga Baraquio Neubert found that Tasmania Police refused her request for an FVO…
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It is ‘all men’, to varying degrees: men’s violence against women is a systemic crisis
”Why?” has been the most consistent response when I’ve told my progressive friends that I’ve taken on the role of…
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Papua New Guinea women demand end to domestic violence after death of 19-year-old mother Jenelyn Kennedy
They carry with them images of a woman who cannot take part in their protest march. Authors ABC News Photos…
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New domestic violence inquiry to probe national failures in keeping victims safe
It comes less than a fortnight after a Senate inquiry into domestic violence drew fierce criticism for wrapping three months…
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So-called ‘honour killing’ sparks outrage in Iran, President orders new bill to protect women
Fourteen-year-old Romina Ashrafi fled from her home in the town of Talesh with a 29-year-old man after her father objected…
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